A Married State

This poem by Katherine Philips is quite awakening. It brings out alot about women and Philips' expectations of them. When I read this poem, I thought that she was trying to send a message to all married/non-married women. I also think that she's telling single women not to get married as well. On lines 1-2 it states,” A married state affords but little ease
The best of husbands are so hard to please."
So I'm guessing that from her point of view those women that are married have to worry about pleasing their husbands because of certain things. If that's the case, husbands have to worry about pleasing their wives too. Is it the fact that women don't want their husbands to leave if they don't try hard enough? To me, in reality it does happen to most women that are married and those that are single. Women that are married worries about doing what they can for their husband, keeping things tidy around the house, and have to listen to kids crying. Single ladies on the other hand, is either looking for a guy or living their on lives. I think that that was her whole argument. Anyways, if you read carefully, then you can see that each line rhymes. So it's easier to catch on to how she's Philips' feeling. Lines 7-9 states,” No blustering husbands to create your fears;
No pangs of childbirth to extort your tears;
No children's cries for to offend your ears;"
She's making it clear to single women that you don't have to go through alot of trouble of getting married because you don't have to have no man starting any trouble, you don't have to cry because you are giving birth , and your ears don't have to be ringing because of the children's cries. I think she was married and if she was, she probably would call it a "mistake," and not want anyone to be caught in. I wonder did she gave single women to much credit....